diff --git a/apollo-client/src/main/java/com/ctrip/framework/apollo/spring/config/PropertySourcesProcessor.java b/apollo-client/src/main/java/com/ctrip/framework/apollo/spring/config/PropertySourcesProcessor.java
index 86fb2eaa2af..6328b3c1b4d 100644
--- a/apollo-client/src/main/java/com/ctrip/framework/apollo/spring/config/PropertySourcesProcessor.java
+++ b/apollo-client/src/main/java/com/ctrip/framework/apollo/spring/config/PropertySourcesProcessor.java
@@ -40,11 +40,7 @@
 import org.springframework.context.EnvironmentAware;
 import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
 import org.springframework.core.PriorityOrdered;
-import org.springframework.core.env.CompositePropertySource;
-import org.springframework.core.env.ConfigurableEnvironment;
-import org.springframework.core.env.Environment;
-import org.springframework.core.env.MutablePropertySources;
-import org.springframework.core.env.PropertySource;
+import org.springframework.core.env.*;
 
 /**
  * Apollo Property Sources processor for Spring Annotation Based Application. <br /> <br />
@@ -110,12 +106,20 @@ private void initializePropertySources() {
     if (environment.getPropertySources()
         .contains(PropertySourcesConstants.APOLLO_BOOTSTRAP_PROPERTY_SOURCE_NAME)) {
 
-      // ensure ApolloBootstrapPropertySources is still the first
-      ensureBootstrapPropertyPrecedence(environment);
+      if (!isOverrideSystemProperties(environment)) {
+        // ensure ApolloBootstrapPropertySources is still the first
+        ensureBootstrapPropertyPrecedence(environment);
+      }
 
       environment.getPropertySources()
           .addAfter(PropertySourcesConstants.APOLLO_BOOTSTRAP_PROPERTY_SOURCE_NAME, composite);
     } else {
+      if (environment.getPropertySources().contains(StandardEnvironment.SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PROPERTY_SOURCE_NAME)) {
+        if (!isOverrideSystemProperties(environment)) {
+          environment.getPropertySources().addAfter(StandardEnvironment.SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PROPERTY_SOURCE_NAME, composite);
+          return;
+        }
+      }
       environment.getPropertySources().addFirst(composite);
     }
   }
@@ -149,6 +153,10 @@ private void initializeAutoUpdatePropertiesFeature(ConfigurableListableBeanFacto
     }
   }
 
+  private Boolean isOverrideSystemProperties(ConfigurableEnvironment environment) {
+    return environment.getProperty(PropertySourcesConstants.APOLLO_OVERRIDE_SYSTEM_PROPERTIES, Boolean.class, true);
+  }
+
   @Override
   public void setEnvironment(Environment environment) {
     //it is safe enough to cast as all known environment is derived from ConfigurableEnvironment
diff --git a/apollo-client/src/test/java/com/ctrip/framework/apollo/spring/boot/ApolloApplicationContextInitializerTest.java b/apollo-client/src/test/java/com/ctrip/framework/apollo/spring/boot/ApolloApplicationContextInitializerTest.java
index 658ca7e4ef6..d95abd05465 100644
--- a/apollo-client/src/test/java/com/ctrip/framework/apollo/spring/boot/ApolloApplicationContextInitializerTest.java
+++ b/apollo-client/src/test/java/com/ctrip/framework/apollo/spring/boot/ApolloApplicationContextInitializerTest.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 import com.ctrip.framework.apollo.spring.config.CachedCompositePropertySource;
 import com.ctrip.framework.apollo.spring.config.PropertySourcesConstants;
 import com.ctrip.framework.apollo.util.ConfigUtil;
-import jdk.jfr.Event;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;